The Trouble with Aid: Why Less Could Mean More for Africa - Couverture souple

Glennie, Jonathan

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1848130406 ISBN 13 : 9781848130401

Editeur : Zed Books Ltd, 2008

Synopsis

Book by Glennie Jonathan

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

Jonathan Glennie offers a refreshing and insightful departure from the polarized views that have dominated the aid debate. Clearly and succinctly he challenges both aid optimists and aid sceptics with an in-depth analysis of the 'complex impacts' of aid on the lives of the poor and the institutions and governments of recipient countries. A must read. --Samuel Gayi, UNCTAD

Jonathan Glennie's excellent and immensely readable new book presents a compelling case for those of us who care about Africa not to demand ever more aid, but rather to seek the more fundamental changes in the global economy which could reduce dependency on aid and contribute to the ultimate eradication of poverty. --David Woodward, former head of New Global Economy Programme, nef

At last a book on Aid by a colleague from the North that speaks frankly to the fundamentals of aid and how it is delivered. What Jonathan has given us is not just his perspectives but the new insights into the constraints on development in the Third World. The book cannot be ignored, those who ignore it, do it at their peril. This is an issue we cannot relegate to the archives or the sidelines of development. --Charles Mutasa, Director, Africa Forum and Network on Development and Debt

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Africa is poor. If we send it money it will be less poor. It seems perfectly logical, doesn't it? Millions of people in the rich world, moved by images on television and appalled by the miserable conditions endured by so many in other countries, have joined campaigns to persuade their governments to double aid to Africa and help put an end to such shameful inequality. It seems simple. But it isn't. In this book, Jonathan Glennie argues that, along with its many benefits, government aid to Africa has often meant more poverty, more hungry people, worse basic services and damage to already precarious democratic institutions. Moreover, calls for more aid are drowning out pressure for action that would really make a difference for Africa's poor. Rather than doubling aid to Africa, it is time to reduce aid dependency. Through an honest assessment of both the positive and negative consequences of aid, this book will show you why.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Zed Books Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1848130406
• ISBN 13: 9781848130401
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 186